The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-30
LETTER FROM F. b. WRIGHT, ATTY.

fItOM B w RlGHI, ATTY.
'Since learned of the terrible death of
Mr.. Chamberlin have been investigating
to know the cause of his fall from the WIN
dow. l have become satisfied that he was
labOring under temporary insanity, and
that the cause of the insanity was sickness.
MIR. Chamberlin was in my Office on the
morning of the 10Th, said he had taken a
terrible cold at the State Fair (held here
the week befOre) that he had been sick all
day on Sunday, and so sick that he was not
able to come to my house to dinner as had
before promised. He thought at this time
he was threatened with fever. He told me
he had nervous chillS on Sunday and Sun
day night, and was labOring under severe
cold in the head. l saw him again at 4 in
the afternoon of the same day, he told me
he was sick and weak and wanted to get an
early supper at his restaurant, go to his
room and doctor up and he thought he
would be all right next morning. | find as
& fact he did go to his room early, and be-
fore dark, and stayed there. That he grew
worse, and his mind to wander to that eX
tent, that before 9 o'clock in the evening
that he was out of his head and that to
quite an alarming extent. A young man
by the name of Llney who roOmed next to
him, came home at 10 o'clock in the even
ing and was up with him until after II
o'clock. 1t seems after that Mr.. Chamber
lin lay down on his bed, not taking his
clothes off, and was comparatively quiet
until about 4, when he fell, his disturbed
mind undoubtedly having been made worse
by ugly dreams of a brief sleep, and in a
moment of imagination that something ter
rible was going to happen to him, he made
the leap.
l have gathered all the facts and am con-
WINGED there was no suicide"
II. C. BELDEN, ESQ, WRITES:
Before this time you have doubtless learn
a third story window upon the pavement,
the direct evidence showing that he jumped
from the window. From all l can learn
upon the subject think it is probable that
he did jump out of the window, but don't
feel absolutely certain yet that he went out
of the window voluntarily.
did not meet him to have any cOnversa-
ton but once while he was here, although
think he was in our Office nearly, if not
quite every day. When saw him he had
not been drinking and his appearance did
not indicate that he was drinking much, if
anything. AS far as l can ascertain he did
not drink very much while he was here.
The Friday before his death, Tuesday
morning he went to our State Fair and took
very severe cold, and Monday afternoon
he complained that he had high fever and
at 4 O'Clock started for his room, saying he
was going to bed and feared he would have
run of fever. He did not sleep or rest
any during the night and was labOring un-
der high state Of excitement up to the
time Of the fatal jump. On the whole l
think it most likely that he was coming
down with the typhoid fever and that he
was in delirious state causedb by the fever,
and jumped while condition of fever
delirium. l had n zen him for nearly
two weeks at the tin bf his death. Had 1
known of his condition of course l should
have taken him home and cared for him.
have tried to find out all the facts relat-
ing to and surrounding his situation, but
there is a remote possibility that something
yet remains concealed"